Unbelievable...

Losing twice to the same team could already be considered humiliating... Now, losing with a surreal difference in points was unacceptable. You even began to doubt your own potential.

Maybe if you were more skilled, if you had tried harder... Maybe if you had improved in one small detail, or if you had simply made less mistakes, maybe then, your team would win. This was, honestly, very humiliating. See, losing twice to the same team just showed how bad you guys were... Maybe if it had been someone else there they would have won? Losing badly in front of dozens of people was so... Exhausting.

And not only having to deal with the weight of defeat, you also had to deal with the weight of all the mistakes you made. I mean... What if you hadn't committed them? Maybe that way, you could have won... But in this case, it didn't happen. So much effort, so much dedication... To end up being crushed along with your expectations. The looks your teammates gave you when you messed up... It wasn't just your fault, maybe it was, but, pity.

You were devastated, sitting in the stands while trying your best to hold back the tears. You couldn't bear it... If you started crying, you wouldn't stop. But his melancholy was interrupted by a boy... More specifically, his friend, Sugawara. He was on the court to analyze it after the teams left. He was looking at you with a ball in his hands, trying to figure out if you were okay or not, but obviously you weren't. When the boy noticed your sadness, his expression automatically became one of concern and he walked towards you.

"SweetHeart..."

He jumped over the bleachers, stopping in front of you and gently lifting your head with his hands. When he saw your teary eyes, he pulled you into a hug.

"Hey, hey... It's okay."

He whispered softly, hoping to comfort you. Sugawara knew very well how you felt...